Girls Go Techbridge: An Update on our Partnership with Girl Scouts

Since the launch of the Girls Go Techbridge project last fall, hundreds of Girl Scouts in Northern California and Central Texas have experienced science and engineering through our programs-in-a-box. These programs, which are based on some of our most successful science and engineering projects, include lesson plans, materials, career exploration activities, and resources for families.

The Girl Scouts have been using the boxes in troop meetings, after-school outreach programs, summer camps, and special one-day events. These events have been extremely successful in bringing Girl Scouts and role models together. The Girl Scouts of Central Texas partnered with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) on a one-day event using the Make it Green program; 56 Girl Scouts got the chance to design green studios of their own. One SWE volunteer shared, “I love Techbridge. We don’t have to develop programs any longer. This organization has done it for us.” 

The Girl Scouts of Northern California also developed successful one-day events in partnership with local universities. This spring they partnered with the Engineering Department at Santa Clara University and the SWE chapter at U.C. Berkeley.  The women that led these events couldn’t have been better role models.  Being one step ahead of the girls made the role models very relevant and approachable. They offered advice and showed by example how to get to college.

We’re excited to announce that Girls Go Techbridge is expanding to two new councils this summer.  After receiving applications from Girl Scout Councils across the country, the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland and the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida were selected as partners for the second year of the project.  Linda Kekelis, Director of Techbridge, shared, “We are very excited to work with the new councils on this project which holds promise for expanding the career options of girls.  This is an opportunity for Techbridge to expand its outreach and bring our research-based resources in science, technology, and engineering to new areas of the country.” It will be an exciting second year of the project as we share our activities with thousands of Girl Scouts across the country.